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Location	Santa Barbara, CA
Introduction	Amanda and I started Veggie Bacon partly because we believe that reducing meat consumption has a serious positive impact on the environment. I am currently a master's candidate at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC, Santa Barbara and I gave up eating meat when I decided to go back to school. I felt that if I wanted to dedicate my life to environmental conservation, it would be hypocritical of me to continue eating in a way that is inherently less efficient and consumes more natural resources. And the more I learn in school, the more convinced I become that I've made the right decision. When I was first contemplating becoming a vegetarian, I was afraid I would fail. But Amanda, who had given up meat years earlier, reassured me that every vegetarian meal I ate was better for the planet than NOT eating one, and even if I cheated and ate a cheeseburger one day, it wasn't the end of the world. That advice gave me the confidence to try giving up meat, and made it seem much less daunting. I think it would be really cool if one day Veggie Bacon could do the same thing for someone who wanted to try giving up meat, but had always been too intimidated.

Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Introduction

Amanda and I started Veggie Bacon partly because we believe that reducing meat consumption has a serious positive impact on the environment. I am currently a master's candidate at the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at UC, Santa Barbara and I gave up eating meat when I decided to go back to school. I felt that if I wanted to dedicate my life to environmental conservation, it would be hypocritical of me to continue eating in a way that is inherently less efficient and consumes more natural resources. And the more I learn in school, the more convinced I become that I've made the right decision. When I was first contemplating becoming a vegetarian, I was afraid I would fail. But Amanda, who had given up meat years earlier, reassured me that every vegetarian meal I ate was better for the planet than NOT eating one, and even if I cheated and ate a cheeseburger one day, it wasn't the end of the world. That advice gave me the confidence to try giving up meat, and made it seem much less daunting. I think it would be really cool if one day Veggie Bacon could do the same thing for someone who wanted to try giving up meat, but had always been too intimidated.